Social Media Analysis News, 2 November 2007

News from the companies of social media analysis.

Companies and services

• 2 November - W2 Group announced it has received a $30 million investment from the private equity firm Monitor Clipper Partners to fund organic growth and acquisitions.

People

• 1 November - Visible Technologies announced the addition of Amir Amirmansoury as VP of product management and Mike Albainy as director of data strategy. (press release)

New research and papers

• 29 October - i-merge and Sinomonitor released the results of a survey on word of mouth and media influence among Chinese internet users (PDF, press release). (via Sam Flemming, Kaiser Kuo)

Information for the second edition of the Guide to Social Media Analysis is rolling in. Thanks to Buzzcapture, KDPaine & Partners, Lexalytics, MediaMiser, MetaTale, Monitor110, Reputica, Socialware and Techrigy for your prompt responses.

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